Originally posted by twitch You need to figure out, or share with us:
1) what IQ is acceptable to you, m4/3, APSC or FF?
2) how important is weight? Do smaller cameras or mirrorless hold a great appeal due to their size?
3) how important is video?
I think that will help narrow the options.
Well, I really want to stick with APS-C and not go down to m4/3 or up to FF. I shoot a lot around the house, and I shoot with natural lighting. Using the 30mm f1.4 just barely is passable with a shutter speed that doesn't blur with moving humans. I have found out with the Lx100/109 that 4/3rd sensor (yes, I know its not the whole sensor) just doesn't cut it. I either need flash, or it's too grainy. I also like better DOF control. I am not getting a ton of it with the lx100. So I still want an APS-C sensor I can stick a 1.4 lens on.
Weight is huge for me, and one reason I don't want to go FF, at least until I see what Pentax's version holds a year from now. Small lenses are what drew me to Pentax, and a lightweight body is what drew me to the K-01. I just don't enjoy schlepping weight around.
Video is big for me, but I think I might have satisfied it with the lx100. Both the Pentax and the Fuji kind of blow at video, at least for the on the fly video I shoot, mostly because I need AF tracking in video. I just can't keep up with manual and erratic moving subjects. I keep wanting Pentax to put a team of people on video, but they are going into it kicking and screaming it seems.
And yes, the Sony A7ii ticks a lot of boxes, and as I type this, I have to consider it as it does tick a lot of boxes. I don't love the lens selection, and I am not dying to shell out $1,300 for every lens, as it seems Sony is letting Zeiss do all their heavy lifting.